BWC Footage
Dear Chester Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: I am requesting copies of any body-worn camera footage recorded by responding officers related to a attempted burglary incident that occurred on November 6, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill Road and Prides Crossing. Please include any footage from all officers who were present or responded to the scene during that time frame.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Smith
This is in response to your OPRA request for BWC footage. Please be
advised that the Chester Police Chief is the Custodian of Records for
police records. His contact is [1][email address]. Please
contact him with your request.
Very truly yours,
Robin Collins
Clerk/Administrator
Chester Township
One Parker Road
Chester, NJ 07930
p: 908-879-5100 x810
f: 908-879-8281
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Good morning,
This agency is in in receipt of your request dated 11/6/25.
Please be advised, access to body worn camera footage is denied as the
investigation into this matter is open and ongoing. The New Jersey
Supreme Court has concluded that early disclosure of records containing
details of the incident “will often be “inimical to the public interest””,
and thus, would be an impediment to the state’s constitutional obligation
to investigate and prosecute responsible parties for their alleged
criminal conduct. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v.
Twp. Of Lyndhurst, 229 N.J. 541, 574 (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3).
Denise Riley
Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police & Records Administrator
Chester Police Department
1 Parker Road
Chester, NJ 07930
p: (908)-879-5100 x871
f: (908)-879-8083
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From: Robin Collins <[Chester Township request email]>
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2025 8:46 AM
To: Chief Ryan T. McNamee <[email address]>; Denise Riley
<[email address]>
Subject: Fwd: OPRA request - BWC Footage
Please see the below OPRA.
Robin
Robin Collins
Clerk/Administrator
Chester Township
One Parker Road
Chester, NJ 07930
p: 908-879-5100 x810
f: 908-879-8281